Celebrate Spring! By Libby Weiland, Statewide Network Coordinator Dear Gardeners: There’s no doubt that despite the piles of snow you have green and growing on your mind! Here in Vermont, the days of planting our gardens are nearly in sight, but still a month (or months) away. What can you do now to celebrate Spring […]
Toolshed Tips: Leadership Support
Leadership Support By Libby Weiland, Statewide Network Coordinator Congratulations on pulling off another season at your community-based garden! Your dedication brought the community loads of fresh produce, a vibrant, green space to gather, grow and learn, and so much more! And we know that this was not always an easy task—it took your energy, time, resources, […]
Extending the Season Webinar Resources
Presented to you by Vermont Community Garden Network, this webinar provides: tips from gardening expert Charlie Nardozzi on in-the-garden season extension techniques, inspiration on how to build and manage a community hoop house from Bethany Dunbar of Center for an Agricultural Economy and Hardwick Community Garden, and lessons from Olivia Brooks, Morgan Willis and Phyllis […]
Toolshed Tips: Share Your Bounty
Share Your Bounty By Libby Weiland, Statewide Network Coordinator Although this year’s harvests are coming a little later in most Vermont gardens, the time of abundance is just around the bend. What better way to celebrate your piles of tomatoes and zucchini than to share the bounty! Whether it’s swapping plentiful veggies with fellow gardeners, sharing […]
Toolshed Tips: Integrated Pest Management
A Garden Leader’s Guide to Integrated Pest Management By Libby Weiland, Statewide Network Coordinator
New Ideas for Your Garden
From Carolina Lukac, Garden Education Manager & Libby Weiland, Statewide Network Coordinator
Toolshed Tips: Fundraising Tools
Fundraising Tools By Libby Weiland, Statewide Network Coordinator
Toolshed Tips: Go Wild for Pollinators
Go Wild for Pollinators While Educating and Building Your Community
Toolshed Tips: Organize a Seed Swap
Celebrate National Seed Swap Day! By Libby Weiland, Statewide Network Coordinator Join gardeners across the country in the age-old tradition of sharing seeds. National Seed Swap Day takes place every year on the last Saturday of January—this year on January 28th. Seed swaps in Vermont typically take place between January and March, in time for […]